Books on a variety of educational and psychological topics are available for short-term loan to all UCL students - it is not necessary for you to register with the Student Psychological Services in order to withdraw books. Topics include anxiety, depression, relationship problems, study skills, bipolar disorder, trauma and confidence.

UCL staff may also find the library useful.

Library Procedure:

Withdrawing a book: You will need the following:-

A current UCL ID

Your UCL userid or UCL email address

Contact telephone number

A returnable deposit of £5 per book (please have correct amount ready as we cannot give change)

Books are issued on a short-term (two-week) basis. If you would like to keep the book for longer, and provided it has not been reserved by another student, this can be extended by a further two weeks. Up to two renewals are permitted giving the total time a book can be out at any one time, 6 weeks.

Overdue books and late renewals are subject of a fine at the rate of £1 per week, as follows:

1-7 days= £1

8-14 days = £2

15-21 days = £3 and so on.

Fines will initially be deducted from the deposit. If you are unable to return a book by the date agreed you can renew it by email, g.nandagopal@ucl.ac.uk or telephone, 020 7679 1487 (do leave a message on the Voicemail if no-one is available or if calling out of hours).

On browsing the titles below and having decided on a book or books you would like to borrow, you can email or telephone to put them aside until you come in to collect them. We can also reserve a title for you if the book you want is out, and we will contact you when it is returned. Please email Gopiha Nandagopal (g.nandagopal@ucl.ac.uk), or telephone on 020 7679 1487. Reservations will be held for three days, or one week if it has not been requested by another student.

All the titles we have are available online, new copies or used copies. In order that you may access as much information as possible about a title including, where available, publication details, a synopsis, book reviews as well as new and used prices for you to compare, clicking on the title will take you to an appropriate page on the Amazon website.

A short list of on-line bookstores is below - if you can recommend other on-line bookstores, do let me know.

Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk New and used copies of current and out-of-print publications.

If you come across a book you feel would be a helpful addition to the library, please do let me know and we will add it to our shelves. We will also be happy to rate any of the books currently in our library that you found useful, and especially any you did not. E-mail Gopiha at g.nandagopal@ucl.ac.uk . Thank you.

Click on subject headings below to see the selection of books available in that category. For a more detailed description of the titles, and in many cases you can view inside the book, click individual title to go to the Amazon website. Alternatively, or you can use the search facility on our online catalogue at the LibraryThing, www.librarything.com/catalog/uclscs.

As books become worn out, and start to fall apart, or are superseded by a later edition, we will replace them in the library. Rather than consign these copies to the waste basket we are happy to offer them to any student who wishes them - free of charge.

Note: This is a rather old book from the 1980s and some of the references and terminology are archaic by today's standard (and may even seem offensive and patronising) - however, have a look at the reviews on Amazon